[SEL] Piston Ring Gap

[bill at antique-engines.com]

In college we used transmission fluid.................
It's very high detergent.

Bill

> Hi Jack,
>
> It is air cooled with an aluminum piston. It is for a model I'm attempting
> to make. I have the bore close to finish size. The piston fits, but the
> rings don't fit yet.  I put in a piston ring and can't quite get the ends
> to
> meet. The bore is too small yet so the ends of the ring overlap a bit. I
> need to hone it out about .015 inches I'm guessing. I'm using the end gap
> on
> the rings to determine what my finished bore size will need to be and how
> much I'll need to hone it. I've read a little on how to hone, but not sure
> what to use for cutting fluid.
>
> Luke Tonneberger
> Rockford, Michigan
> USA
> ================
>
>>From: Jack Watson <nadejack at optusnet.com.au>
>>
>>kerogas at sbcglobal.net wrote:
>>
>>>>Hi Luke.
>>>>This was taken from a past posting:
>>>>
>>>>"About .003-.005" per inch of bore is typically recommended."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>but 4 rhymes with bore
>>>
>>*******
>>Air cooled or water cooled? Aluminium or CI pistons?
>>Air cooled cylinders require a bit more clearance
>>
>>(OK - I know that old one - they are ALL air cooled, ultimately)
>>
>>Jack in Oz
>>********
>
>
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